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      TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2020

      -Net Revenues up by 35.0% Year-Over-Year for the Third Fiscal Quarter

      -Net Revenues up by 29.7% Year-Over-Year for the First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2021

      -Total Student Enrollments of Normal Priced Long-term Course up by 46.5% Year-Over-Year


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      Jan 21, 2021, 03:00 ET

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      BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 ended November 30, 2020.

      Highlights for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

      • Net revenues increased by 35.0% year-over-year to US$1,119.1 million from US$829.0 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Loss from operations was US$127.4 million, compared to income from operations of US$69.4 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$73.4 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$99.6 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Net loss attributable to TAL was US$43.6 million, compared to net income attributable to TAL of US$19.6 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$10.4 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$49.7 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Basic and diluted net loss per American Depositary Share ("ADS") were both US$0.07. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.02. Three ADSs represent one Class A common share.
      • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled US$5,098.0 million as of November 30, 2020, compared to US$2,219.3 million as of February 29, 2020.
      • Total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course increased by 46.5% year-over-year to approximately 3,397,030 from approximately 2,318,000 in the same period of the prior year.

      Highlights for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2020

      • Net revenues increased by 29.7% year-over-year to US$3,133.1 million from US$2,415.6 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Loss from operations was US$141.0 million, compared to income from operations of US$178.7 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$16.4 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$263.8 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Net income attributable to TAL was US$53.0 million, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$20.1 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$177.6 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$65.0 million in the same period of the prior year.
      • Basic and diluted net income per ADS were US$0.09 and US$0.08 respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, excluding share-based compensation expenses, were US$0.29 and US$0.28 respectively.
      • Average student enrollments of normal priced long-term course per quarter during fiscal year 2021 increased by 60.9% year-over-year to approximately 3,995,210 from approximately 2,483,100 in the same period of fiscal year 2020.
      • Total physical network increased from 871 learning centers in 70 cities as of February 29, 2020 to 990 learning centers in 102 cities as of November 30, 2020.

      Financial and Operating Data——Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2021

      (In US$ thousands, except per ADS data, student enrollments and percentages)


      Three Months Ended


      November 30,


      2019

      2020

      Pct. Change

      Net revenues

      829,017

      1,119,135

      35.0%

      Operating income/(loss)

      69,421

      (127,389)

      (283.5%)

      Non-GAAP operating income/(loss)

      99,560

      (73,354)

      (173.7%)

      Net income/(loss) attributable to TAL

      19,562

      (43,608)

      (322.9%)

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL

      49,701

      10,427

      (79.0%)

      Net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to TAL – basic

      0.03

      (0.07)

      (319.1%)

      Net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to TAL –
      diluted

      0.03

      (0.07)

      (328.5%)

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL –
      basic

      0.08

      0.02

      (79.4%)

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL –
      diluted

      0.08

      0.02

      (79.2%)

      Total Student Enrollments of normal priced long-term
      course

      2,318,000

      3,397,030

      46.5%


      Nine Months Ended


      November 30,


      2019

      2020

      Pct. Change

      Net revenues                                                                

      2,415,626

      3,133,066

      29.7%

      Operating income/(loss)

      178,699

      (141,014)

      (178.9%)

      Non-GAAP operating income/(loss)

      263,778

      (16,407)

      (106.2%)

      Net (loss)/income attributable to TAL

      (20,121)

      53,012

      (363.5%)

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL

      64,958

      177,619

      173.4%

      Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to
      TAL – basic

      (0.03)

      0.09

      (359.7%)

      Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to
      TAL – diluted

      (0.03)

      0.08

      (349.8%)

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS
      attributable to TAL – basic

      0.11

      0.29

      169.5%

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS
      attributable to TAL – diluted

      0.10

      0.28

      170.8%

      Average Student Enrollments of normal
      priced long-term course

      2,483,100

      3,995,210

      60.9%

                                                                                           

      "In the third quarter, along with the effective measures China's government has taken to continuously improve the public health situation and economy, we are pleased to see our tutoring business has also demonstrated on-track performance in this fiscal quarter. Looking ahead, we will keep making every effort to optimize our products, service and technology, and further build up our all-round education services with top quality content and customer experience," said Rong Luo, TAL's chief financial officer.

      Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

      Net Revenues

      In the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, TAL reported net revenues of US$1,119.1 million, representing a 35.0% increase from US$829.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly driven by an increase in total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course, which increased by 46.5% to approximately 3,397,030 from approximately 2,318,000 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course was primarily the result of the growth of enrollments in the small class offerings and online courses. 

      Operating Costs and Expenses

      In the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, operating costs and expenses were US$1,255.9 million, representing a 65.1% increase from US$760.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$1,201.8 million, representing a 64.5% increase from US$730.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Cost of revenues increased by 42.5% to US$515.6 million from US$361.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in cost of revenues was mainly due to an increase in teacher compensation, rental costs and learning materials. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 42.5% to US$515.2 million, from US$361.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Selling and marketing expenses increased by 120.3% to US$420.7 million from US$190.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 118.0% to US$406.4 million, from US$186.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase of selling and marketing expenses in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was primarily a result of more marketing promotion activities to expand our customer base and brand enhancement, as well as a rise in the compensation to sales and marketing staff to support a greater number of programs and service offerings compared to the same period in the prior year.

      General and administrative expenses increased by 36.4% to US$283.8 million from US$208.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase of the number of our general and administrative personnel compared to the same period in the prior year and a rise in compensation to our general and administrative personnel. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 33.8% to US$244.5 million, from US$182.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses increased by 79.3% to US$54.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 from US$30.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

      Impairment loss on intangible assets and goodwill was US$35.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to nil for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Impairment loss on goodwill was mainly due to the decline in a reporting unit's fair value.

      Gross Profit                                                                                                                                 

      Gross profit increased by 29.2% to US$603.6 million from US$467.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Income/(loss) from Operations

      Loss from operations was US$127.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to income from operations of US$69.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP loss from operations was US$73.4 million, compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of US$99.6 million in the same period of the prior year.

      Other (expense)/Income

      Other income was US$45.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to other expense of US$3.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Other income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was primarily due to the value-added tax and social security expense exemption offered by the government during the COVID-19 outbreak.  

      Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

      Impairment loss on long-term investments was US$11.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$46.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Impairment loss on long-term investments was mainly due to declines in the value of long-term investments in several investees.

      Income Tax (expense)/Benefit

      Income tax benefit was US$13.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$16.6 million of income tax expense in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Net Income/(loss) Attributable to TAL Education Group

      Net loss attributable to TAL was US$43.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to net income attributable to TAL of US$19.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$10.4 million, compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$49.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Basic and Diluted Net Income/(loss) per ADS

      Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were both US$0.07 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.02, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.

      Cash Flow 

      Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was US$844.6 million. Capital expenditures for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 were US$42.2 million, an increase of US$2.1 million from US$40.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly due to leasehold improvement.

      Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments

      As of November 30, 2020, the Company had US$4,233.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$864.8 million of short-term investments, compared to US$1,873.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$345.4 million of short-term investments as of February 29, 2020.

      Deferred Revenue

      The Company's deferred revenue balance was US$1,957.1 million, compared to US$1,241.2 million as of November 30, 2019, representing a year-over-year increase of 57.7%, which was mainly contributed by the tuition collected in advance of the fall semester, winter semester and part of spring semester of Xueersi Peiyou small classes and online courses through www.xueersi.com.

      Financial Results for the First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2021

      Net Revenues

      For the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, TAL reported net revenues of US$3,133.1 million, representing a 29.7% increase from US$2,415.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly driven by the growth in average student enrollments, which increased by 60.9% to approximately 3,995,210 from approximately 2,483,100 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in average student enrollments was primarily the result of the growth of enrollments in the small class offerings and online courses.

      Operating Costs and Expenses

      In the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, operating costs and expenses were US$3,291.5 million, a 46.5% increase from US$2,246.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$3,166.9 million, a 46.6% increase from US$2,160.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Cost of revenues grew by 38.1% to US$1,467.1 million from US$1,062.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. The increase in cost of revenues was mainly due to an increase in teacher compensation, rental costs and learning materials. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 38.1% to US$1,466.0 million from US$1,061.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Selling and marketing expenses increased by 67.3% to US$1,019.6 million from US$609.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 65.6% to US$988.0 million from US$596.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. The increase of selling and marketing expenses in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 was primarily a result of more marketing promotion activities to expand our customer base and brand enhancement, as well as a rise in the compensation to sales and marketing staff to support a greater number of programs and service offerings compared to the same period in the prior year.

      General and administrative expenses increased by 34.0% to US$768.7 million from US$573.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase of the number of our general and administrative personnel compared to the same period in the prior year and a rise in compensation to our general and administrative personnel. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 34.7% to US$676.9 million from US$502.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses increased by 46.5% to US$124.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 from US$85.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

      Impairment loss on intangible assets and goodwill was US$36.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to nil for the same period of fiscal year 2020. Impairment loss on intangible assets and goodwill was mainly due to the decline in a reporting unit's fair value.

      Gross Profit

      Gross profit grew by 23.1% to US$1,666.0 million from US$1,352.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Income/(loss) from Operations

      Loss from operations was US$141.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to income from operations of US$178.7 million in the same period of the prior year. Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$16.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$263.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Other (expense)/Income

      Other income was US$132.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, primarily due to the value-added tax and social security expense exemption offered by the government during the COVID-19 outbreak. Other expense was US$90.6 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2020, mainly related to loss from the fair value change of an equity security with readily determinable fair value.

      Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

      Impairment loss on long-term investments was US$18.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$151.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. Impairment loss on long-term investments was mainly due to declines in the value of long-term investments in several investees.

      Income Tax Expense

      Income tax expense was US$10.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$5.7 million of income tax expense in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Net (loss)/Income Attributable to TAL Education Group

      Net income attributable to TAL was US$53.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$20.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 173.4% to US$177.6 million from US$65.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020.

      Basic and Diluted Net Income per ADS

      Basic and diluted net income per ADS were US$0.09 and US$0.08 respectively, in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021. Non-GAAP basic and Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$0.29 and US$0.28 respectively.

      Cash Flow 

      Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 was US$1,581.2 million. Capital expenditures for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 were US$163.2 million, compared to US$125.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly due to the purchase of fixed assets and leasehold improvement.

      Business Outlook

      Based on our current estimates, total net revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 are expected to be between US$1,175.0 million and US$1,200.8 million, representing an increase of 37% to 40% on a year-over-year basis.

      These estimates reflect the Company's current expectation, which is subject to change.

      Conference Call

      The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2021 ended November 30, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 21, 2021 (9:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 21, 2021).

      Please note that you will need to pre-register for conference call participation, using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be sent participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID by email.

      Conference call registration link: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/6743927. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "TAL Education Group Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 Earnings Conference Call", where you may fill in your details for RSVP. When you are requested to submit a participant conference ID, please enter the number "6743927".

      In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email that you have received following your pre-registration.

      A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of TAL's website at https://ir.100tal.com/.

      A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through 7:59 a.m. on February 5, 2021, U.S. Eastern time (8:59 p.m. Beijing time on February 5, 2021).

      The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

      - U.S. toll free:

      +1-855-452-5696

      - Hong Kong toll free:

      800-963-117

      - International toll:

      +61-2-8199-0299

      Conference ID:

      6743927

      Safe Harbor Statement

      This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as TAL Education Group's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's ability to continue to attract students to enroll in its courses; the Company's ability to continue to recruit, train and retain qualified teachers; the Company's ability to improve the content of its existing course offerings and to develop new courses; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to maintain and continue to improve its teaching results; and the Company's ability to compete effectively against its competitors. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's reports filed with, or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and TAL Education Group undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

      About TAL Education Group

      TAL Education Group is a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China. The acronym "TAL" stands for "Tomorrow Advancing Life", which reflects our vision to promote top learning opportunities for Chinese students through both high-quality teaching and content, as well as leading edge application of technology in the education experience. TAL Education Group offers comprehensive tutoring services to students from pre-school to the twelfth grade through three flexible class formats: small classes, personalized premium services, and online courses. Our tutoring services cover the core academic subjects in China's school curriculum as well as competence oriented programs. The Company's learning center network currently covers 102 cities.

      We also operate www.jzb.com, a leading online education platform in China. Our ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TAL".

      About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      In evaluating its business, TAL considers and uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC as supplemental metrics to review and assess its operating performance: non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, non-GAAP basic and non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS. To present each of these non-GAAP measures, the Company excludes share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.

      TAL believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. TAL believes that both management and investors benefit from these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to TAL's historical performance and liquidity. TAL computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and from period to period. TAL believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the Company's business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

      For further information, please contact:

      Echo Yan
      Investor Relations
      TAL Education Group
      Tel: +86 10 5292 6658
      Email: [email protected]

      Caroline Straathof
      IR Inside
      Tel: +31 6 5462 4301
      Email: [email protected]


      TAL EDUCATION GROUP

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      (In thousands of U.S. dollars)



      As of February 29,
      2020


      As of November 30,
      2020

      ASSETS








      Current assets




          Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 1,873,866


      $ 4,233,169

      Restricted cash-current

      28,084


      30,309

      Short-term investments

      345,457


      864,798

           Inventory

      25,832


      33,441

      Amounts due from related parties-current

      3,642


      3,205

           Income tax receivables

      11,548


      30

           Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      207,352


      260,568

      Total current assets

      2,495,781


      5,425,520

           Restricted cash-non-current

      13,235


      16,618

           Property and equipment, net

      366,656


      478,029

           Deferred tax assets

      79,534


      207,943

           Rental deposits

      72,721


      95,968

           Intangible assets, net

      58,985


      71,145

           Land use right, net

      204,853


      214,408

           Goodwill

      378,913


      522,927

      Long-term investments

      571,601


      620,331

      Long-term prepayments and other non-current assets

      85,275


      62,400

      Operating lease right-of-use assets

      1,243,692


      1,526,212

      Total assets

      $ 5,571,246


      $ 9,241,501





      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY








      Current liabilities




      Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the
         consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
         Group of 104,231 and 224,060 as of February 29, 2020 and
         November 30, 2020, respectively)

      $ 117,770


      $ 238,513

      Deferred revenue-current (including deferred revenue-current of
         the consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
         Group of 733,253 and 1,829,655 as of February 29, 2020
         and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      780,167


      1,926,673

      Amounts due to related parties-current (including amounts due
         to related parties-current of the consolidated VIEs without
         recourse to TAL Education Group of 4,264 and 3,566 as of
         February 29, 2020 and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      4,361


      3,575

      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including
         accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the
         consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
         Group of 470,519 and 705,425 as of February 29, 2020 and
         November 30, 2020, respectively)

      552,650


      832,962

      Income tax payable (including income tax payable of the
         consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group
         of 43,233 and 76,808 as of February 29, 2020 and November
         30, 2020, respectively)

      46,650


      88,327

      Operating lease liabilities, current portion (including 
         operating lease liabilities, current portion of the consolidated
         VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group of 276,712
         and 340,496 as of February 29, 2020 and November 30,
         2020, respectively)

      304,960


      370,301

      Total current liabilities

      1,806,558


      3,460,351

      Deferred revenue-non-current (including deferred revenue-non-
         current of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL
         Education Group of 833 and 30,468 as of February 29, 2020
         and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      833


      30,468

      Deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax liabilities of the
         consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group
         of 7,197 and 11,563 as of February 29, 2020 and November
         30, 2020, respectively)

      7,789


      11,935

      Long-term debt (including long-term debt of the consolidated
         VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group of nil and nil
         as of February 29, 2020 and November 30, 2020,
         respectively)

      261,950


      265,100

      Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion (including
         operating lease liabilities, non-current portion of the
         consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group
         of 883,603 and 1,110,699 as of February 29, 2020 and
         November 30, 2020, respectively)

      949,919


      1,188,989

      Total liabilities

      3,027,049


      4,956,843

      Mezzanine equity




      Redeemable non-controlling interests

      -


      1,775

      Equity




      Class A common shares

      133


      142

      Class B common shares

      67


      67

      Additional paid-in capital

      1,675,640


      3,295,787

      Statutory reserve

      82,712


      81,852

      Retained earnings

      786,097


      833,318

      Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income

      (28,913)


      57,841

      Total TAL Education Group's equity

      2,515,736


      4,269,007

      Noncontrolling interest

      28,461


      13,876

      Total equity

      2,544,197


      4,282,883

      Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity

      $ 5,571,246


      $ 9,241,501

      TAL EDUCATION GROUP

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data) 



      For the Three Months Ended
      November 30,

      For the Nine Months Ended
      November 30,


      2019


      2020


      2019


      2020

      Net revenues

      $ 829,017


      $ 1,119,135


      $ 2,415,626


      $ 3,133,066

      Cost of revenues (note 1)

      361,817


      515,560


      1,062,687


      1,467,112

      Gross profit

      467,200


      603,575


      1,352,939


      1,665,954

      Operating expenses (note 1)








        Selling and marketing

      190,947


      420,747


      609,604


      1,019,598

        General and administrative

      208,071


      283,827


      573,712


      768,719

        Impairment loss on intangible
          assets and goodwill

      -


      35,727


      -


      36,031

      Total operating expenses

      399,018


      740,301


      1,183,316


      1,824,348

      Government subsidies

      1,239


      9,337


      9,076


      17,380

      Income/(loss) from operations

      69,421


      (127,389)


      178,699


      (141,014)

      Interest income

      19,691


      28,879


      53,561


      79,065

      Interest expense

      (2,735)


      (2,714)


      (7,963)


      (9,378)

      Other (expense)/income

      (3,732)


      45,507


      (90,618)


      132,948

      Impairment loss on long-term
          investments

      (46,408)


      (11,472)


      (151,196)


      (18,357)

      Income/(loss) before provision
          for income tax and loss from
          equity method investments

      36,237


      (67,189)


      (17,517)


      43,264

      Income tax (expense)/benefit

      (16,611)


      13,887


      (5,736)


      (10,556)

      (Loss)/income from equity
          method investments

      (3,206)


      411


      (5,895)


      6,352

      Net income/(loss)

      16,420


      (52,891)


      (29,148)


      39,060

      Add: Net loss attributable to
          noncontrolling interest

      3,142


      9,283


      9,027


      13,952

      Total net income/(loss)
          attributable to TAL
          Education Group

      $ 19,562


      $ (43,608)


      $ (20,121)


      $ 53,012

      Net income/(loss) per common
          share








        Basic

      $ 0.10


      $ (0.22)


      $ (0.10)


      $ 0.26

        Diluted

      0.09


      (0.22)


      (0.10)


      0.25

      Net income/(loss) per ADS 
      (note 2)








      Basic

      $ 0.03


      $ (0.07)


      $ (0.03)


      $ 0.09

      Diluted

      0.03


      (0.07)


      (0.03)


      0.08

      Weighted average shares used in
          calculating net income/(loss)
          per common share








      Basic

      198,555,124


      202,039,751


      197,882,722


      200,786,811

      Diluted

      207,120,564


      202,039,751


      197,882,722


      208,710,216

      Note1: Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows:


      For the Three Months
      Ended November 30,

      For the Nine Months

      Ended November 30,



      2019


      2020


      2019


      2020


      Cost of revenues

      $ 267


      $ 404


      $ 832


      $ 1,158


      Selling and marketing expenses

      4,534


      14,322


      12,951


      31,644


      General and administrative expenses

      25,338


      39,309


      71,296


      91,805


      Total

      $ 30,139


      $ 54,035


      $ 85,079


      $ 124,607


      Note 2: Three ADSs represent one Class A common Share.

      TAL EDUCATION GROUP

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

      COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

      (In thousands of U.S. dollars)



      For the Three Months Ended

      November 30,

      For the Nine Months Ended

      November 30,



      2019


      2020


      2019


      2020









      Net income/(loss)

      $16,420


      $(52,891)


      $(29,148)


      $39,060

      Other comprehensive
         income/(loss), net of tax

      22,195


      54,944


      (53,528)


      87,834

      Comprehensive income/(loss)

      38,615


      2,053


      (82,676)


      126,894

      Add: Comprehensive income
         attributable to noncontrolling
         interest

      2,537


      8,581


      11,085


      12,872

      Comprehensive income/(loss)
         attributable to TAL
         Education Group

      $41,152


      $10,634


      $(71,591)


      $139,766

      TAL EDUCATION GROUP

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

      CASH FLOWS

      (In thousands of U.S. dollars)



      For the Three Months Ended

      November 30,

      For the Nine Months Ended

      November 30,



      2019


      2020


      2019


      2020









      Net cash provided by operating activities

      $939,849


      $844,605


      $1,239,306


      $1,581,242

      Net cash used in investing activities

      (136,834)


      (317,382)


      (270,454)


      (706,267)

      Net cash provided by financing activities

      270,886


      1,499,351


      131,227


      1,492,512

      Effect of exchange rate changes

      236


      3,754


      8,087


      (2,576)









      Net change in cash, cash equivalents and
         restricted cash 

      1,074,137


      2,030,328


      1,108,166


      2,364,911

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
         cash at beginning of period

      1,297,730


      2,249,768


      1,263,701


      1,915,185









      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
         cash at end of period

      $2,371,867


      $4,280,096


      $2,371,867


      $4,280,096

      TAL EDUCATION GROUP

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures

      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)



      For the Three Months

      Ended November 30,

      For the Nine Months
      Ended November 30,


      2019


      2020


      2019


      2020

      Cost of revenues

      $ 361,817


      $ 515,560


      $ 1,062,687


      $ 1,467,112

      Share-based compensation expense
         in cost of revenues

      267


      404


      832


      1,158

      Non-GAAP cost of revenues

      361,550


      515,156


      1,061,855


      1,465,954









      Selling and marketing expenses

      190,947


      420,747


      609,604


      1,019,598

      Share-based compensation expense
         in selling and marketing expenses

      4,534


      14,322


      12,951


      31,644

      Non-GAAP selling and marketing 
      expenses

      186,413


      406,425


      596,653


      987,954

      General and administrative
      expenses

      208,071


      283,827


      573,712


      768,719

      Share-based compensation expense
         in general and administrative
         expenses

      25,338


      39,309


      71,296


      91,805

      Non-GAAP general and
      administrative expenses

      182,733


      244,518


      502,416


      676,914









      Operating costs and expenses

      760,835


      1,255,861


      2,246,003


      3,291,460

      Share-based compensation expense
         in operating costs and expenses

      30,139


      54,035


      85,079


      124,607

      Non-GAAP operating costs and
      expenses

      730,696


      1,201,826


      2,160,924


      3,166,853









      Income/(loss) from operations

      69,421


      (127,389)


      178,699


      (141,014)

      Share based compensation expenses

      30,139


      54,035


      85,079


      124,607

      Non-GAAP income/(loss) from
      operations

      99,560


      (73,354)


      263,778


      (16,407)









      Net income/(loss) attributable to
      TAL Education Group

      19,562


      (43,608)


      (20,121)


      53,012

      Share based compensation expenses

      30,139


      54,035


      85,079


      124,607

      Non-GAAP net income
      attributable to TAL Education
      Group

      $ 49,701


      $ 10,427


      $ 64,958


      $ 177,619

      Net income/(loss) per ADS


      Basic

      $ 0.03


      $ (0.07)


      $ (0.03)


      $ 0.09

      Diluted

      0.03


      (0.07)


      (0.03)


      0.08

      Non-GAAP Net income per ADS








      Basic

      $ 0.08


      $ 0.02


      $ 0.11


      $ 0.29

      Diluted

      0.08


      0.02


      0.10


      0.28

      ADSs used in calculating net
      income/(loss) per ADS








      Basic

      595,665,372


      606,119,253


      593,648,166


      602,360,433

      Diluted

      621,361,692


      606,119,253


      593,648,166


      626,130,648

      ADSs used in calculating Non-
      GAAP net income per ADS








      Basic

      595,665,372


      606,119,253


      593,648,166


      602,360,433

      Diluted

      621,361,692


      627,950,637


      620,250,195


      626,130,648

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